Warrnambool
Jan 2012
The biggest town along the
Great Ocean Road, Warrnambool is famous for its whales (who put
on a show provided you turn up at the right time of the year).
It has a very rugged coastline and it comes as no surprise that
there are no less than 50 shipwrecks along this aptly-named
"Shipwreck Coast" of Australia. Warrnambool is about 3½ hours'
driving from Melbourne via the inland route via Colac, or 5½ via
Great Ocean Road.
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Middle Island (left) and Merri Island in Warrnambool
Near Warrnambool breakwater
Wooden bridge, Stingray Bay, Warrnambool
Where Merri River meets the Southern Ocean
A scale model of the ill-fated emigrant ship "Loch Ard"
The bell of "Loch Ard' was recovered very recently
Local brew from a century ago
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool
The Flagstaff Hill, what the village is named after.
Aboard the ship 'Reginald M' at Flagstaff Hill
Port Fairy - a charming fishing town about 30 km further west from Warrnambool.
Thunder Point, Warrnambool
Thunder Point, Warrnambool
Thunder Point, Warrnambool
Middle Island is home to a tiny colony of endangered penguins, guarded from predators by Maremma sheepdogs from Italy
this huge porcelain peacock was being shipped from England to Melbourne on the clipper 'Loch Ard' when it got destroyed on the rocks near Port Campbell on Australia's shipwreck coast in 1878. Only 2 out of the 50 passengers survived. This peacock was later salvaged intact - the fact that such a fragile object managed to survive a shipwreck is truly remarkable - and is now said to be worth a few million dollars.
The fishing boats are moored in the Moyne River flowing through the town.
